The port of Philadelphia, its facilities and advantages . Broad Street Station, Pennsylvania Railroad. 27. MiAuiiAi. ;EAKEi;, Joiix Weaver As the result of a long series of conferences between muni-cipal and railroad authorities, extending over a period of manymonths, in 1913, an agreement was entered into by which therailroad facilities on the Delaware Kiver front will bfe greatlyenlarged and improved, the Belt Line service extended tocover a much larger territory, and large additions to the wharfequipment of the port made, both by the railroads and themunicipality. The freight rates b
The port of Philadelphia, its facilities and advantages . Broad Street Station, Pennsylvania Railroad. 27. MiAuiiAi. ;EAKEi;, Joiix Weaver As the result of a long series of conferences between muni-cipal and railroad authorities, extending over a period of manymonths, in 1913, an agreement was entered into by which therailroad facilities on the Delaware Kiver front will bfe greatlyenlarged and improved, the Belt Line service extended tocover a much larger territory, and large additions to the wharfequipment of the port made, both by the railroads and themunicipality. The freight rates between Philadelphia and inland pointsare fixed in accordance with its advantageous geographicalposition relative to the great Mississippi region, comparedwith more northerly Atlantic ports. A substantial differentialhas existed for some years in favor of this city over both NewYork and Boston, which under a recent decision of the Inter-state Commerce Commission was confirmed as a permanentadvantage, an additional reason why ocean freight should berouted by way of Philadelphia rather than more northere
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